Transgressive segregation has been found to be useful to create a resistance toward this organism in order to increase the yield of wheat crop.
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The parent species of wheat had little resistance toward STB, but the hybrid species due to transgressive segregation showed a higher resistance toward STB and therefore a higher fitness.
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Transgressive segregation can be seen as genetic engineering in the way that the goal for each of these events is to create an organism that is more fit than the last.
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Rieseberg used sunflowers to show the transgressive segregation of parental traits . " Helianthus annuus " and " Helianthus petiolaris " are the two parent groups for the hybrids.
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As seen with the STB in Kenya and Rieseberg's sunflowers, transgressive segregation can be used to create a species that is more adaptable and resistant in areas where there is environmental stress.
